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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Barbara Mayrhofer

is a freelance author.

All articles of Barbara Mayrhofer

World Development Report 2014
Barbara Mayrhofer

Grasping opportunities

World Development Report 2014 calls for effective risk management

Farms
Barbara Mayrhofer

Feeding the world

Eco-friendly sustainable agriculture is what the world needs, according to some experts

Promoting democracy
Barbara Mayrhofer

Responsible donor action required

Donors can help establish democracy in a developing country – if they pay attention to long-term issues

Teenage pregnancy
Barbara Mayrhofer

Right to childhood

The long term impacts of teenage pregnancies on girls and society

Study
Barbara Mayrhofer

Civic space

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

Our Contributors

Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Africa must move on from subsistence farming
Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today